By CricketCountry Staff
England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat in their first Test against Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.
Published: Jan 17, 2012, 11:05 AM (IST)
Edited: Jan 17, 2012, 11:05 AM (IST)
England captain Andrew Strauss during their practice session © Getty Images
By CricketCountry Staff
Dubai: Jan 17, 2012
England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat in their first Test against Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.
The pitch for the opening encounter of the three-Test series at Dubai stadium is likely to help spin bowlers and although Pakistan were certain to play with Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman, Strauss gave little hints at England’s combination.
Pakistan has won one of the two Tests played here so far, against Sri Lanka in October last year on the back of 13 wickets by the trio of Ajmal, Rehman and opener Mohammad Hafeez, who gives them an extra option in spin. Spinners also took 11 of 25 wickets that fell in the drawn Test between Pakistan and South Africa in 2010.
Teams:
England: Andrew Strauss (c), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior (wk), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett.
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal (wk), Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Aizaz Cheema.
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